TejRan : A Little Beyond Forever

Part-16

Disclaimer : All the characters written below are imaginary and a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incident or situation and is written as work of fiction.

Karan looked around the room. It was a mess. Her clothes were all over the bed and the blanket was hanging from the bed. There were empty water bottles on the coffee table.

He made a face.

"Don't make faces....if you have OCD i cannot do anything...." She rolled her eyes and picked up her makeup bag from the couch. "Sit...."

He sat on the couch and didn't even bother asking her how she knew about his OCD. She could read minds like a vampire and he has come to terms with it.

"You keep wiping the screen of your phone....so i know you have OCD...." She said casually knowing he must be thinking about it.

He shook his head and sighed. He needs to wear a rain coat or even better an eskimo dress to hide himself from her. Or else she will end up figuring out everything.

"Try for the intelligence force....they might actually hire you...." He said looking at her.

"So you admit that i am intelligent...." She turned to look back at him happily and was keeping the makeup bag on the table without looking at it and it dropped on the ground.

He closed his eyes.

"Ooops...." She made a face and didn't even bother to pick those up and went and sat on a single couch.

"Listen i am sorry about how i reacted....i shouldn't have said certain things....i crossed the line...." He said with guilt.

"Why do you keep saying things which you will regret later....just do one thing....next time you are angry and want to blast someone....just hum a song and you will calm down...." She said lovingly.

"Really?that's your solution?singing when angry?" He gave an amused look.

"A bad solution is better than having no solution...." She rolled her eyes. "Singing is like painting in the air with air....so when you sing....you are exhaling the negativity out of your system....heard of the term music heals?"

"Gyaan baad mein dena pehele khaana khaa...." He said opening the packets and gestured her to eat.

She started to eat and he kept observing her keenly.

"I spoke to wahi...." He said breaking the silence.

"You speak to him everyday....more than i do....what's new?" She said while concentrating on the food.

"Are you jealous of me?" He asked teasing her.

She ignored him royally.

"He said you are like his sister when i was teasing him...." He said observing her face.

"I know....he told me that too....actually no he called me bro....but same thing...." She said casually.

"So now?what will you do?" He asked immediately.

"Move on...." She said dramatically.

"Nautanki...." He muttered.

"Ab kya karoon move on karne ke alawa?" She said pretending to cry dramatically.

"You really like him?" He asked restlessly.

"According to you yes....according to me no....but then you think whatever you think is correct is the ultimate truth and nothing but the truth...." She said sarcastically.

"So if you have an one side crush on someone....will you be able to move on?" He asked pretending to be as casual as possible.

"Karna hi padhega nuh?option kya hai?" She chuckled.

"What if the other person also likes you back?" He asked observing her face carefully as she ate.

"But in this case waisa nahi hai...." She said casually.

"As in?" He asked immediately.

"As in with wahi....he said he doesn't like me back ab kya hi karoon mai?" She said sarcastically.

"Teja...." He said with a warning tone.

"What?i am saying what you keep saying...." She shrugged and kept the packets away after finishing dinner.

"I just wanted to say...." He said getting up as he came out of the washroom after washing her hand. "Ask actually....why do you take my misbehavior with you?" He asked slowly.

"Because i have a crush on wahi...." She said smiling widely.

"Uffff...." He phewed and rolled his eyes. "I am going for a swim...." He said and looked at her.

"Okay....good night...." She said sweetly.

He kept looking at her and then walked to the door and turned back to look at her again.

"Aa rahi hoon babah jaa ab....but i won't swim...." She said frowning.

"Cool just sit there...." He said with a small smile and went out.

She had a sip of water and went downstairs.

He was already into the pool taking laps as she sat on the edge dipping her feet into the water.

He swam for almost half an hour as she sat there looking at him with a soft smile. He felt an unexplainable happiness. Memories of his past came flashing by. He was shooting with his ex in Goa for a reality show and he would swim every night. Their pet would walk by the pool but otherwise he used to be alone there in the pool. Nobody sat there.

After he was done he got up and came to her.

"Just wait i'll change and come...." He pointed at the men's changing room by the poolside.

"You have clothes?" She asked frowning.

He nodded pointing at a bag and went to the changing room.

He changed and came back and sat beside her folding his legs.

"Don't let anyone take advantage of you Teja...." He said abruptly.

"Huh?" She looked at him startled.

"Not even me....do not forgive people easily....when they misbehave....do not let anyone walk over you...." He said looking at her.

"Do you regret doing it?" She asked softly.

He should have known that she would know.

"Not regret....but i will not do that now...." He said gulping.

"You will....you still do....you just don't show it....you just don't let the person also see that you are doing something for them....and yet end up doing it...." She said softly.

"No i don't...." He said immediately.

"You do....i will repeat it till you believe it again...." She smiled softly.